Food Allergy and Home Remedies for Food Allergy - By: Dr. Lee Mikal

Food allergy is an abnormal response to a food triggered by your body's immune system. Allergic reactions to food can sometimes cause serious illness and death.

Tree nuts and peanuts are the leading causes of deadly allergic reactions called anaphylaxis.

Either food allergy or food intolerance affects nearly everyone at some point. When people have an unpleasant reaction to something they ate, they often think that they have an allergy to the food.

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Actually, however, only up to 3% of adults and 6%-8% of children have clinically proven true allergic reactions to food.

Normally, your body's immune system defends against potentially harmful substances, such as bacteria, viruses, and toxins. In some people, an immune response is triggered by a substance that is generally harmless, such as a specific food.

The cause of food allergies is related to your body making a type of allergy-producing substance called immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to a particular food.

Although many people have a food intolerance, food allergies are less common. In a true food allergy, the immune system produces antibodies and histamine in response to the specific food.

Typically it is commonly used foods that cause allergic reactions, for example, cows’ milk, shrimps, peanuts, fruits or vegetables. However, it is possible to react to a food without being allergic.

Lactose intolerance is an example of a non-allergic reaction.
Food allergy in India is quite common due to the allergic ingredients of the Indian dishes.

Food allergy is distinct from other adverse responses to food, such as food intolerance, pharmacological reactions, and toxin-mediated reactions.

Food allergies include reactions from toxins, caffeine tremors, cheese/wine (tyramine), scombroid (histamine), fish poisoning, bacterial food poisoning, lactase deficiency and many more.

A food allergy occurs when the body's immune system reacts to otherwise harmless substances in certain foods. This is different from a food intolerance, which does not involve the immune system. About 25% of people believe they are allergic to certain foods. However, only 4 - 8% of children and 2% of adults have diagnosed food allergies.

Atopic dermatitis, amongst the commonest eczema forms in the family inflammation-causing skin conditions, is an unceasing condition discernible by reddishness, cracks & itchiness in skin.

Presently, strong proof suggests that atopic dermatitis is an antecedent to allergic conditions instead of being a result. Skin specialists are giving advice to parents of babies & younger kids afflicted by such pervasive skin problem to be wary of the possibility of food allergies imminently.

Home Remedies for Food Allergies

Experts have suggested a few home remedies that can help ward off the initial and milder symptoms of a food allergy through the following ways:

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1. Nutrients like vitamin B5 and vitamin E prove effective in relieving the sufferer from an allergic reaction or symptom as they contain anti-allergic properties that can control a reaction.

2. Put five drops of castor oil in half a cup of fruit vegetable juice or plain water and have the solution every morning. This helps in curing the allergies affecting the intestinal tract, nose and the skin.

3. Squeeze half a lime in water mixed with teaspoon of honey and drink it every morning. This solution flushes the system off all impurities as it is an anti-allergic and anti-toxic agent. However, people suffering from allergic reactions against citrus fruits should avoid this home remedy.

4. One or two bananas everyday can help in warding off the symptoms of an allergic reaction like skin rashes, digestive disorders and/or asthma. But people allergic to this fruit should not adopt this procedure for dealing with their allergic reactions.

5. 500ml of carrot juice or a combination of carrot juice with beet or cucumber juices can help in curing allergic reaction from any foods.

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